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A Cavan Halloween1986

School children in Cavan describe the pranks they will get up to and the games they will play at Halloween.

Reporter Bibi Baskin talks to primary school children in Virginia National School in County Cavan about the pranks they will play on Halloween and the games they will enjoy.

Pranks include cutting washing lines, pulling up garden plants, stink bombs and throwing mud at windows. Games include bobbing for apples or coins in basins of water.

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Halloween in Cavan

Clip Duration:

00:04:36

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Video

Clip Title:

Halloween in Cavan

Series Title:

Evening Extra

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A report from the RTÉ series 'Evening Extra' which was broadcast in 1986 and 1987. This item was broadcast 21 October 1986.
Halloween (a shortening of All Hallows’ Evening) is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead, particularly the Celtic Samhain.

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First Broadcast Channel:

RTÉ One

Broadcast Date:

31/10/1986

Production Year:

1986

Country of Production:

IRELAND

Original Identifier:

P371/00086

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